Ring or the like



Jan. 4, 1927.

H. w, PETERS RING OR THE LIKE Filed April 28 1925 Patented Jan. 4, 1927.

UNITED STATES HENRY W. PETERS, OF WEST ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.

RING OR THE LIKE.

Application filed April 28,1925. Serial No. 26,498.

The invention relates to finger rings and like articles of jewelry andmore particularly to settings for use in connection therewith.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a meanswhereby stones of different kinds or colors can be readily assembledwithout requiring the services of a skilled artisan, the meetingportions of the stones being concealed, if desired, so that anyirregularities in the meeting edges thereof or any relative shiftingwill not be objectional or in any way mar the appearance of the ring.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the pre ferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a plan View of a portion of a ring having the presentimprovements.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section through the box portion of the ringshowing the stones in position therein.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section through a modified form of ring or the like.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a ringhaving a fiat portion 2 on which is soldered a box 3 having an open face4. This box also has an open side 5 adapted to be closed by means ofmetal strips 6 which are integral with the box and adapted to be foldedinwardly toward each other as shown particularly in Figure 2 andheretofore disclosed in my copending application No. 734,707.

In the structure illustrated the ring is shown provided with two flatstones indicated at- 7 and 8 respectively each of the stones beingtriangular and both stones being adapted to be inserted into the boxthrough the open side thereof after which the retaining strips 6 arepressed inwardly box 3 can be provided with a diagonally disposedcovering strip 9 for covering the meeting edges or for ornamenting thesetting. This strip can be engraved or otherwise ornamental and, inaddition to adding to the appearance of the ring, also constitutes ameans for concealing those edges of the stones which would otherwise beexposed to view, if so desired. It will be understood of course thatmore than two stones can be used and the covering strip-9 can be soshaped as to conceal all of these edges of the stones which cometogether, if so desired.

A ring constructed as described enables the stones to be quickly set,eliminates the necessity of accurate fitting and at the same timeresults in a more durable and higher grade ring than could be producedby the use of enamel. I

If desired, and as shown in Figure 4, the stones or any other articles11. can be suitably fastened in a tray or box like holder 12 after whichthis holder can be inserted into the box 13 of the ring or the like andsuitably fastened in place by a relatively movable portion lt asheretofore explained.

What is claimed is:

1. A finger ring or the like including a box having an open face,separate stones insertable in the box, means for retaining the stones inthe box for exposure through the open face, and means integral with thebox for concealing the meeting edges of the stones.

2. A finger ring or the like including a box having an open face,separate stones insertable into the box for exposure through the openface,means for retaining the stones within the box, and means integralwith and extending across the open face of the box for concealing themeeting edges of the stones.

3. A finger ring or the like inclucling a box having an open face, anarticle holding container ins-ertable into the box through an openingtherein to display the article through said open face, and means movableHENRY W. PETERS.

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